My Lovely Weakness

Ohhh my Athena. She is such a ham and I love her so. She is also the perfect example of a basset hound: she can pout, look sad, make you feel guilty, be a total clown, thinks she's a lap dog at 40 lbs, can reach anything and everything on counters and tables, deep howls and barks, very smart, VERY stubborn, selective hearing, will do anything for food, selective memory, completely and totally loving and affectionate, a part of every family function, crazy about scents, drools when a treat is placed in front of her, amazing pet, member of the family, loves sleeping under the covers, thinks EVERYONE (human or animal) wants to be her best friend, etc. So for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting a basset this describes them awesomely haha

The Basset Hound Dictionary

LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go.

DOG BED: Any, soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.

DROOL: Is what you do when your persons have food and you don't. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor or better yet, on their laps.

GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.

BICYCLES: Two wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards: the person then swerves and falls into the bushes, you prance away.

DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs when their person wants them in and they want to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down.

THUNDER STORMS: This is a signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels.

WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper, envelopes and old candy wrappers. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house until your person comes home.

SOFAS: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean.

BATH: This a process by which the humans drench the floor, walls and themselves. You can help by shaking vigorously and frequently.

BUMP: The way to get your humans attention when they are drinking a fresh cup of coffee or tea.

GOOSE BUMP: A maneuver to use as a last resort when the regular bump does not get the attention you require.

LOVE: A feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you are lucky a human will love you in return.

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One of the cutest things she does though is play! She'll get kinda hyper and just sit in front of the sofa and stare at my mom. Just stare. When that doesn't work she'll paw at my mom's feet. This is usually accompanied by soft crying and lamented howling (she's really good with the histrionics I tell ya) She then proceeds to climb onto the couch on the arm and head rests (literally she thinks she's a cat up there, she suns in the afternoon ha!) and walks on over to put her nose in whatever my mom is doing. She licks her, rubs her nose on her cheeks, paws her, tries to climb ON her, and then when my mom laughs and tries to bat her away she takes that as a sign of play time. And she's off tearing down the hall then jumping on the couch back and forth about 4 times, barking and darting ALL over the place. Its freaking hilarious and we always laugh at her lol Then we'll play with her for a little bit and if we're lucky she'll be tuckered out.

She really is my baby and a part of the family and I don't regret a single bit that I bought her and brought her home with me :) She always keeps me on my toes, motivated, happy, and loved. And maybe you're not a dog person but it just had to be said. Deal with it.

Love,
Kxoxo